Associations between the Movement Environment and Preschooler's Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Norwegian Preschools

Autor/inn/en	Krogager Albertsen, Henrik; Aadland, Katrine Nyvoll; Johannessen, Kjersti; Jones, Rachel; Aadland, Eivind
Titel	Associations between the Movement Environment and Preschooler's Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Norwegian Preschools
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 31 (2023) 4, S.562-576 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Krogager Albertsen, Henrik) ORCID (Aadland, Katrine Nyvoll) ORCID (Jones, Rachel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2022.2147562
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Physical Activity Level; Preschool Children; Preschools; Measurement Equipment; Physical Activities; Educational Environment; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Messinstrument; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Norwegen
Abstract	The quality of the preschool environment may affect preschooler's levels of physical activity and sedentary time. In this paper, we aimed to assess the quality of the preschool movement environment and associations between the movement environment and children's physical activity and sedentary time in Norwegian preschools. A sample of 71 departments within 46 preschools provided data on the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS). 794 children aged 3--5 years provided accelerometer data (ActiGraph GT3X+). Associations were examined using multivariate pattern analysis. Our results indicate that the movement environment is of minimal quality in Norwegian preschools. We found positive associations for light and moderate intensity physical activity and negative associations for sedentary time with the overall MOVERS score, as well as for several items and sub-scales. Our findings suggest that higher quality of the preschool movement environment is associated with more movement and less sedentary time. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01